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I am an Urban Homesteader!
*in spirit!* This post is part of the Urban Homesteaders Day of Action. For some background on Urban Homesteading, visit Crunchy Chicken. Since we’re not really urban homesteaders, I’ve decided to...
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Stuffed Peppers – Meatless Monday
This is a versatile recipe. I can imagine using this recipe for making stuffed summer squash or eggplant in summer, too. Whatever’s in abundance in the garden can be chopped and added to the...
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Birthday… Pie!
The Spring Celebration begins today! Please join in by sharing your favorite birthday recipe! I love, love, love lime. I remember trying fresh-squeezed limeade during a plantation tour in Jamaica...
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Fun Family Learning: Cupcake Core Sampling
How can we know what’s underground if we can’t see it? One method is core sampling. I wrote a post about my experience taking sediment samples from the bottom of Long Island Sound, and this is just...
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Green Moms Carnival – Food Preservation
Welcome to the July Green Moms Carnival! I’m so excited to be hosting the carnival especially with Food Preservation as the topic because I think that food is one of the first ways that many moms...
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Scalloped Potatoes and Leeks
As far as I’m concerned, the best part of eating ham for dinner is having scalloped potatoes alongside it on your plate. We have a freezer full of ham steaks that need to be used up before December,...
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Slow Cooker Chicken Wild Rice Soup
I like to make a big pot of soup every weekend. I usually cook it on the stove but sometimes I use the crock pot just so I don’t have to watch it as much. My first secret ingredient in this soup is...
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Easy Slow Cooker Chicken Chili
5 cups shredded chicken 4 cups chicken broth 15 Oz. jar of salsa 1 tbsp chili powder 1 tsp cumin 1/2 tsp smoked paprika 1/4 tsp turmeric 1/2 cup crushed tortilla chips Mix all ingredients in a slow...
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Chicken Pot Pie Soup
This is one of our favorite soups to have on a snowy day. 1 tbsp butter 1 yellow onion, diced 4 carrots, peeled and diced 4 medium red potatoes, peeled and diced 6 cups chicken broth 4 cups shredded...
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Lemon Cream Pie
I have always loved the lemon part of the lemon meringue pie. My brother and I used to share our pies- he could have to white and I got all the yellow. There’s something about the meringue that I don’t...
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Chicken Flavored Brown Rice in the Instant Pot
My middle son David is a very picky eater but he loves packaged chicken flavored rice. I have been working on coming up with a copy cat brown rice version for a while and I think I finally mastered...
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Mother’s Day Brunch Menu
I’ve invited my parents over for Mother’s Day brunch tomorrow and here’s the menu I’m planning. Much of it is made ahead of time so I will be cooking today and will get to just enjoy tomorrow! Quiches...
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